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<blockquote data-quote="Dangerspouse" data-source="post: 769542" data-attributes="member: 46690">Indeed that is the case, Peter. Our last two cats were allowed to roam freely via a small cat door we had installed. However both one day never came back, much to my wife's ongoing dolor. We live in the middle of a state forest populated by all sorts of fauna, many of which prey on any small animal - cats included. Foxes, black bears, snakes - venomous and constrictor - the odd coyote, and raptors like hawks, eagles, and owls. My wife insisted this cat remain an indoor cat as a result.However I do allow him the occasional walk around the yard, which he seems to enjoy but also is rather intimidating. He rarely strays more than a few feet from me as we go, and frequently turns and rubs my leg so I will give him a reassuring scritch on the head. It's kind of curious really that he's not more inquisitive as a very large, young male. I should think he'd be champing at the bit to go exploring far afield for mice and rival cats. I sometimes wonder if he didn't suffer some trauma in the outdoors prior to our adopting him, and he remains skittish as a result. :cat:</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dangerspouse, post: 769542, member: 46690"] Indeed that is the case, Peter. Our last two cats were allowed to roam freely via a small cat door we had installed. However both one day never came back, much to my wife's ongoing dolor. We live in the middle of a state forest populated by all sorts of fauna, many of which prey on any small animal - cats included. Foxes, black bears, snakes - venomous and constrictor - the odd coyote, and raptors like hawks, eagles, and owls. My wife insisted this cat remain an indoor cat as a result. However I do allow him the occasional walk around the yard, which he seems to enjoy but also is rather intimidating. He rarely strays more than a few feet from me as we go, and frequently turns and rubs my leg so I will give him a reassuring scritch on the head. It's kind of curious really that he's not more inquisitive as a very large, young male. I should think he'd be champing at the bit to go exploring far afield for mice and rival cats. I sometimes wonder if he didn't suffer some trauma in the outdoors prior to our adopting him, and he remains skittish as a result. :cat: [/QUOTE]

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